What is the role and purpose of the git rebase -i command in the branch workflow?

The git rebase -i command (interactive rebase) is used to modify the commit history in a branch. It allows:

• Reordering commits
• Squashing multiple commits into one
• Editing commit messages
• Deleting or skipping commits

This is useful for cleaning up history before merging branches to make it clearer and more logical.

Example usage:

git rebase -i HEAD~3

An editor will open with the last three commits, where you can specify actions for each.